Best Banned Quotations

143 Banned quotes by 127 unique authors

If I could believe the Quakers banned music because church music is so damn bad, I should view them with approval. — Ezra Pound
Unlike others who have been caught swearing on camera, I apologised immediately. And yet I am the only person banned for swearing. That doesn't seem… — Wayne Rooney
Sometimes great, banned works defy the censor's description and impose themselves on the world - 'Ulysses,' 'Lolita,' the 'Arabian Nights.' — Salman Rushdie
I don't think anyone should be banned. If you don't like a book, set it aside. — Vikram Seth
When 'The Awakening' was published it was considered so scandalous it was banned in the author's home-town library, and she herself was barred from the… — Jane Smiley
First of all, a player has to know what is banned and what is not banned. — Lawrence Taylor
Anabolic steroids were not banned until after the 72 Olympics. — Bill Toomey
Botox should be banned for actors, as steroids are for sportsmen. Acting is all about expression; why would you want to iron out a frown? — Rachel Weisz
Recently I danced in a video spoof of the song 'Gangnam Style,' and it was quickly banned across multiple Chinese online video platforms. But the… — Ai Weiwei
God forbid that any book should be banned. The practice is as indefensible as infanticide. — Rebecca West
I don't own a scale, and Tao banned the word 'fat' from our house. If we eat too much, we say, 'I feel clogged up.' — Olivia Wilde
Animal rights activists talk about cruelty and torture, some backing their assertions by publishing out-of-date photographs of 'experiments' banned long ago. This is a misrepresentation.… — Robert Winston
Steve Jobs was notoriously blunt about products he found wanting, but his attack on Flash - Adobe's popular technology for playing multimedia content inside a… — Evgeny Morozov
In 1945, peace broke out. It was the end of the Joke. Joke warfare was banned at a special session of the Geneva Convention, and… — Graham Chapman
It hardly matters why a library is destroyed: every banning, curtailment, shredding, plunder or loot gives rise (at least as a ghostly presence) to a… — Alberto Manguel
We no longer dare to believe in beauty and we make of it a mere appearance in order the more easily to dispose of it.… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
Hen nights should be banned. You're honour-bound to behave atrociously, then feel terribly ashamed afterwards. (This Charming Man) — Marian Keyes
Human rights pale beside the rights of machines. In more and more cities, especially in the great metropolises of the South, people have been banned.… — Eduardo Galeano
I always order the banned books from a black market dealer in California, figuring if the State of Mississippi banned them, they must be good. — Kathryn Stockett
The Local Paper here asked that me books be banned........THE HIGHEST PRAISE for an Irish writer. — Ken Bruen
The ones here know I own this place and they give it space. After all, unlike the Dark-Hunters, I’m not banned from hitting or killing… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
And while we're on the subject of ducks, which we plainly are, the story, 'The Ugly Duckling' ought be banned as the central character wasn't… — Russell Brand
Banned! My eyes light up, I think I see stars. Anything that has been banned by anyone must be something I’d like. — Elizabeth Wurtzel
Yeah,there was a whole chapter on you in my eight grade History of Angels textbook," Miles said. Arriane clapped. "And they told me that book… — Lauren Kate
No,you're officially banned from listening to us. Or thinking about this. Or even thinking about thinking about this, understand? — Kiersten White

Who Wrote These Banned Quotes

127 authors contributed a total of 143 Banned Quotes, led by these top contributors:

Best Banned Quotations

More Ways to Read Banned Quotes

Who Wrote These Banned Quotes